County : Wilkin
County Characteristics Area (ac)* Percentage
       
Major Watersheds Red River of the North 165,905 34
  Bois De Sioux River 127,837 27
  Otter Tail River 97,024 20
  Buffalo River 91,049 19
       
Agroecoregions Poorly Drained Lake Sediments 273,001 56.7
  Steep Dryer Moraine 840 0.2
  Very Poorly Drained Lake Sediments 58,039 12.1
  Inter-Beach Sand Bars 89,482 18.6
  Dryer Till 27,497 5.7
  Swelling Clay Lake Sediments 32,956 6.8
       
Slope Steepness 0-2 % 453,073 94.0
  2-6 % 27,784 5.8
  6-12 % 119 0.0
  6-45 % 840 0.2
       
Drainage Poorly Drained 364,917 75.7
  Poor improved by tiling 103,253 21.4
  Well Drained 13,645 2.8
       
Proximity Island Shoreline 79 0.0
  Lake Shoreline 245 0.1
  Permanent River 21,962 4.6
  Intermittent River 53,690 11.1
  Drainage Ditches 56,574 11.7
  Land Locked 349,266 72.5
       
Geomorphology Agassiz Lacustrine Plain, Red River Valley Area 453,478 94.1
  Fergus Falls (Young Gray Drift) Till Plain 27,497 5.7
  Alexandria Moraine Complex 840 0.2
    481,815 100.0
Water Erosion Moderate 450,019 93.4
  Severe 31,797 6.6
       
Wind Erosion Group Very Severe 36,887 7.7
  Severe 131,457 27.3
  Moderate 313,471 65.1
       
Precipitation Between 20-22 inches 459,317 95.3
  Between 22-24 inches 22,498 4.7
     
Growing Degree Days 1750-2000 Degree Days 3,946 0.8
  2000-2250 Degree Days 179,219 37.2
  2250-2500 Degree Days 296,614 61.6
  2500-2750 Degree Days 2,036 0.4
       
* Expressed as acres or percent for the County area

Last Updated on 3/4/00